British & American English

Pronunciation

Presented by: Emamul Haque

ID: 130120022 Green University of Bangladesh

Pronunciation of “ʌ” sound

In some English words which have the “ʌ” sound. The pronunciation of British and American English those are different. The British pronunciation includes “ʌ” sound in these cases and American pronounces them like “æ” sound.

Pronunciation of “r” sound

The pronunciation of the “r” sound which comes at the end of a word is different in British and American English, In British English it is not pronounced at all but in American English it is pronounced.

Pronunciation of “ization”

The pronunciation of the words ending with “izations” is different in British and American English, The British pronounce the part “izations” like /ɪzeʃn/ but it is /ɪzeɪʃn)/ in American English.

Pronunciation of “t” sound

The words which have “t” sound in the middle part are pronounced differently in British and American English. The British pronounce them as /t/ sound and Americans pronounce them as /d/.

The other rules for “r” and “t” sound

When it is a monosyllabic word and in the middle of that word if the “r” sound comes after a vowel, the British people tend to drop the “r” sound. But the Americans pronounce the “r” sound in this case.

The “t” sound is sometimes dropped by the Americans when it comes at the end of a word. But the British people always pronounce the “t” sound as /t/.

Thanks to all.